Margareta Křížová

Margareta Krizova studied International and Public Relations and later complemented her education with an MBA in International Business and Marketing. In 1993, she co-founded a boutique advisory firm, where she led the M&A and business strategy division. She has been active in the business world for more than thirty years and is considered a respected figure on the Czech entrepreneurial scene. She advises companies on business strategy—how to grow, secure investment, and buy and sell companies.

After the age of fifty, however, she asked herself a question that many women quietly ask: “Is this really all there is?” The answer was clear. It was not. She decided to leave behind certainty, send her “good girl” on vacation, and start again. As a freelancer, mentor, and investor. With an empty calendar, respect for the unknown, but with a desire to make use of the experience gathered over a lifetime. Today, Margareta Křížová is a business mentor, lecturer, and investor.

She leads the NEWTON Business Accelerator at NEWTON University, collaborates with incubators and accelerators, serves as a judge in business competitions, and is dedicated to mentoring both aspiring and experienced entrepreneurs. The public may also know her from the television show Den D (Shark's Tank license), the radio program Podnikání od A do ZET, the series Máme na to about entrepreneurship and financial literacy TV show, which she hosted on Czech Television, as well as from podcasts and expert discussions on business and investment. She is the author of the book From an Investor's Diary: How to Do Business Without Losing Your Mind, in which she shares her experience from the business world with perspective and humor. Vogue Czech Republic included her among the Most Influential Women of 2023 in the field of education and mentoring.